Prishtine, 10 January 2023
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, together with the Minister of the Ministry of Local Government Administration, Elbert Krasniqi, Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers, Hekuran Murati and the Minister of Economy, Artane Rizvanolli, held a coordination meeting with the mayors of the municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo to discuss about the cooperation between the central and local level.
During his speech, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, emphasized that in the budget of the Republic of Kosovo for the year 2023, for the municipal level, there is an increase of 100 million euros compared to the previous year, which should also reflect in the increase in the quality of municipal services for our citizens, their well-being, education, health, sports, youth, culture and socio-economic development. At the same time the Prime Minister also spoke about the help given to citizens and businesses, the support and promotion of local production in the agricultural sector, about the achievements in the fight against corruption, the official application for membership in European Union and many other achievements.
On the other hand, the Minister of the Ministry of Local Government Administration, Elbert Krasniqi, discussed the legal reform within the legislative agenda of MLGA, the financing of municipal projects for the purpose of local economic development and the provision of the most qualitative services to citizens based on digitization and efficiency.
In addition, Minister Krasniqi added that MLGA will continue to support and cooperate with the Municipalities to improve the socio-economic condition of citizens and raise local economic development.